Objective

To display on my website.

Experience

Oct 2007-present Thinvent Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Gurgaon

CEO

• Thinvent is a startup co-founded by me. It provides Linux based total solutions to the government, education and small business sectors. Our focus is on the Rural IT market.

• As CEO of a small company, I handle multiple roles – technology development, management, marketing, finance, etc.

• Involved in the development of a SIP soft switch and media gateway for a large telecom equipment manufacturer. Also consulted on telecom rollouts involving triple play, WiMax, etc.

• Created an embedded Linux environment for thin clients. This product is being widely licensed by numerous customers.

• Developed a unified ticketing terminal for unreserved and reserved ticketing of Indian Railways. Salient features include high security, support for Indian languages, and very fast turnaround times for ticketing. Software is successfully deployed on 4000+ computers.

• Developed and supported kiosks and terminals for IR projects such as CMS, PMS and SLAM. Also developed biometric, breath analysis, SMS gateway, load balancing and HA solutions for these projects. Software running on 1500+ computers.

Mar 2006-Oct 2007 VXL Instruments Ltd. Bangalore, KA

Engineer, Projects

• Heading VXL's Linux solutions division. We develop packaged and customised IT solutions for verticals such as e-governance, education, small and medium business, telecenters and healthcare.

• Provided an IT training solution to IEG, a government body. System uses diskless thin clients and servers running Linux. Supports web and application development, multimedia streaming, video conferencing, etc.

• Provided a secure, robust ticketing kiosk to the Indian Railways. Currently deployed in the Mumbai local train network.

• Support escalations with VXL's Linux product chain, worldwide, were resolved by me. Provided timely and satisfactory support to customers.

• Managing the VXL IT system, including network, email, ERP, R&D labs, remote access, WAN, VoIP, data and application servers, etc.

Apr 2005-Mar 2006 Intel IIDC Bangalore, KA

Software Engineer, MPSD

• Developed server management firmware for Intel’s server products.

• Interacted with marketing and factories to resolve customer issues.

• Lab manager for IIDC SMFW. Handled procurement, safety standards enforcement, shifting and setup, inventory, shipping, etc.

Feb 2005-Apr 2005 Intel IIDC Bangalore, KA

Software Engineer, Ethernet Switching Operations

• Developed BSPs for Intel’s Ethernet switching products.

• Developed manufacturing diagnostics for switch blades.

• Worked on the I²C interaction between management and switch modules.

• Formulated an idea for intensive in-chassis testing of switch blades.

2004-2005 Impulsesoft Bangalore, KA

Senior Software Engineer

• Developed firmware for Bluetooth personal audio devices.

• Created the audio and graphical user interface for an A2DP and SCO compliant sink.

• Optimised the graphical engine manifold, so it could perform on the limited processing ability of the embedded processor. Simulated multitasking on a single task RTOS, so that the engine does not interfere with real time tasks such as audio and wireless.

2003-2004 Samsung SISO Bangalore, KA

Senior Software Engineer, Digital Printing Division

• Developed real time Internet fax firmware as per ITU-T T.38.

• Developed embedded network applications for multifunctional peripherals. Involved in complete project lifecycles.

• Organised training, quizzing and team building activities for the division.

• Co-ordinated the division’s patenting efforts. Filed nine patents.

• Developed and enforced coding standards as per CMM Level 5.

2002-2003 IIT Madras Chennai, TN

Masters research under Dr. T G Venkatesh

• Established four cluster computers. Enhanced their performance by 25%.

• Modelled the human visual cortex using artificial neural networks.

• Created a job scheduler using parallel genetic algorithms.

• Ethernet and IP network switching and management.

Summer 2002 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, USA

Summer Intern under Dr. Dharma P Agarwal

• Wireless access for rural communities using 802.11.

• Conducted simulations with ad-hoc routing protocols on the ns-2 platform.

• Studied applications of directional antennas in extending network range.

2000-2002 IIT Madras Chennai, TN

Project Student under Dr. Devendra Jalihal

• Voice switching, call monitoring and tones on DSP for corDECT.

• Developed a Linux kernel driver to perform ARQ and CRC on wireless data channels and interface them to a PPP daemon.

• Worked on diskless workstations and concept thin clients.

Summer 2001 MIT Media Lab Cambridge, MA, USA

Summer Intern under Dr. Michael M Best

• A VoIP tool for rural communities.

• Wrote algorithms and software to monitor the channel, and adapt the codec parameters to varying bandwidth, latency and jitter.

• Helped design an illiterate-friendly graphical user interface for the tool.

2000-2003 IIT Madras Chennai, TN

System Administrator, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

• Maintained servers, a hundred terminals and a thousand user accounts.

• Responsible for email, DNS, proxy, remote access and other services.

• Provided guidance and support to various networks in IIT.

1990-1999 ITECHS Bhopal, MP

Operations Controller

• Itechs was our home business. Software development, data processing, training, design and publishing, were the major fields of activity.

• Technical: Hardware deployment. Network management.

• Management: Counselling, marketing strategy and staffing.

• Training: Various advanced software, hardware and networking.

Publications

• Saurabh Jain, Dharma P. Agrawal, “Wireless Community Networks,” IEEE Computer, vol. 36,  no. 8,  pp. 90-92,  Aug.,  2003.

• Saurabh Jain, Sarin S B. “A multifunction peripheral device capable of printing unordered pages of a document in sequence.” India patent application no. 1018/CHE/2004A. Oct. 27, 2006.

• Saurabh Jain, Sarin S B. “A rendering device capable of detecting the quality of paper used for producing hardcopies of documents.” India patent application no. 1019/CHE/2004A. Oct. 27, 2006.

• Saurabh Jain, Sarin S B. “A method to forward facsimile documents to other rendering devices.” India patent application no. 1234/CHE/2004A. Apr. 20, 2007.

• Saurabh Jain, Sarin S B. “A method and system for preventing the production of illegal hard copies of a digital document marked with a predetermined security tag.” India patent application no. 970/CHE/2004A. Jun. 22, 2007.

• Saurabh Jain, Sarin S B. “A method for enabling access restriction to a peripheral that is connected to a networked PC.” India patent application no. 1070/CHE/2004A. Apr. 1, 2008.

• Four more patents, filed while at Samsung SISO. Under submission.

Relevant Courses Covered

Communications

• Computer Communication Networks

• Digital Signal Processing, Adaptive Signal Processing

• Image Signal Processing

• Digital Filter Design

• Analog and Digital Communications

• Principles of Communications, Communication Systems

• Artificial Neural Networks

• Networks and Systems

Electronics

• Microprocessors and Computer Architecture

• Analog and Digital Circuits

• Transducers

Operations Research

• Basic and Advanced Operations Research

• Queuing Theory

• Computer Simulation

Skills

Software

• Embedded: XScale, ARM7, ADSP 218x and 219x, 8086, 8051 assembly.

• Languages: C, Java, C++, Pascal

• OS: VxWorks, Zeevo BlueOS, pSOS+, Linux, Windows, Solaris

• Version Management and Bug Tracking: Rational ClearCase, PVCS, SVN.

Hardware

• Experience with 8086, 8051, ARM7, ADSP 219x and PowerPC based boards

• ARM architecture

• I²C bus

• Microprocessor interfacing

• Computer assembly and troubleshooting

• Network installation and management

Network Protocols

• FTP, SNPP, TFTP, DHCP, SMTP, POP3, SNMP, Telnet, etc.

Technical Interests

• Computer hardware, interfacing and networks.

• Assembly programming, DSP and digital hardware design.

• Object orientation, database and system design.

• Making technology user friendly, and more accessible to people.

Education

1998-2003 Indian Institute of Tech. Madras Chennai, TN

• Studied in the Five year Dual Degree Communications programme:

• B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

• M.Tech in Communication Systems

• Minor in Operations Research

• Secured All India Rank 663 in the IIT Joint Entrance Examination.

1997-1998 Maulana Azad College of Tech. Bhopal, MP

• Studied in First Year, Bachelor of Engineering program.

1993–1997 Campion School Bhopal, MP

• Cleared the All India Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, in 1997.

• Cleared the All India Secondary School Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, in 1995.

1983-1993 Mother’s International School New Delhi

• Secured second rank in class throughout Primary School.

Academic Distinctions

General Interests

• Social and environmental volunteering

• Travelling; connecting with people

• Organising events; theatre

• Writing prose and poetry; reading; elocution; graphic design

• Swimming

Participation and Awards in
Extra-Curricular Activities

Tips

I am a hard worker. Spending time in computer labs has been my passion since childhood.

References

• Dr. Devendra Jalihal, Professor dj@tenet.res.in
  Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

• Dr. Dharma P. Agarwal, Professor dpa@ececs.uc.edu
  ECECS, University of Cincinnati

Other references are available on request.